What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Mike Wright | ISBN: | 9780307549150 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | February 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mike Wright |
| ISBN: | 9780307549150 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | February 4, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Presidio Press |
| Language: | English |
Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, which focuses on the lives and ways of ordinary soldiers and of those they left behind.
Instant coffee was invented during the Civil War for use by Union troops, who hated it; holding races between lice was a popular pastime for both Johnny Reb and Billy Yank; 13% of the Confederate Army deserted during the conflict. These are three of the hundreds of bits of knowledge that Mike Wright makes available in his informative and entertaining What They Didn't Teach You About the Civil War, which focuses on the lives and ways of ordinary soldiers and of those they left behind.
